May 19, 2008
Am I the last person to learn this?
Ira Glass and Philip Glass are cousins. Who knew? Not me.
Do you have a relationship with your cousin, composer Philip Glass? —David Potosky, MINNEAPOLIS
When I was growing up in Baltimore, he had long moved away to become [laughs] one of the most famous composers of the 20th century. I remember when I was thinking of leaving Baltimore to do journalism, my mom said to my dad, "Well, Philip moved away, and he did O.K." And I remember thinking, Can we lower the expectations a little here?
From Time magazine's "10 Questions" feature.